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the protests in yemen and egypt follow tuesday night's storming of the united states consulate in the libyan city of benghazi. the u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and three other staff members were killed in the attack. stevens is the first u.s. ambassador to be killed on duty since 1979. on wednesday, president obama vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the deaths in libya. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we are working with the government of libya to secure our diplomats and have directed my administration to increase security at posts around the world. make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attack our people. >> the obama administration has dispatched an elite group of marines to the libyan capital of tripoli. in addition, two u.s. warships are reportedly headed towards the libyan coast and the u.s. has redeployed surveillance drones over libya. protests against them have also occurred in iraq, iran, tunisia, and bangladesh. >> at the center of the controve
the protests in yemen and egypt follow tuesday night's storming of the united states consulate in the libyan city of benghazi. the u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and three other staff members were killed in the attack. stevens is the first u.s. ambassador to be killed on duty since 1979. on wednesday, president obama vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the deaths in libya. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we are...
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for a discussion with the south african ambassador to the united states, you can go to democracynow.org. in israel and the occupied territories, six palestinians have been killed in a pair of israeli attacks on the gaza strip. the victims included three civilians -- two of them brothers -- struck by an israeli tank shell. israel said it was targeting militants planning attacks. the vice chair of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral james winnefeld, visited israel on thursday amidst ongoing talk of military action against iran. he met with the israeli defense minister just days after the top u.s. military official, general martin dempsey, said he doesn't want to beat complicit in an israeli attack. barak said the u.s. and israel share the same goals, but are on different timetables. >> today i met with the vice chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff along with the american ambassador and discussed the situation in the region, and talked about iran. we are facing a joint challenge, but our clocks are in different tempos. israel is maintaining its right for sovereign decisions and the u.
for a discussion with the south african ambassador to the united states, you can go to democracynow.org. in israel and the occupied territories, six palestinians have been killed in a pair of israeli attacks on the gaza strip. the victims included three civilians -- two of them brothers -- struck by an israeli tank shell. israel said it was targeting militants planning attacks. the vice chair of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral james winnefeld, visited israel on thursday amidst ongoing talk...
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no act of violence shakes the result of the united states of america. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney meanwhile continues to be criticized by remarks he made attacking president obama over his handling of the violence in libya. a protester interrupted romney's speech in fairfax, virginia to accuse him of criticism sizing -- politicizing libya. >> we have lost four of our diplomats across the world where we are thinking about their families and those left behind. what is it? >> [indiscernible] what are you politicizing libya? >> usa! >> usa! >> i would offer a moment of silence, but one gentleman does not want to be silent, so we're going to keep on going. >> romney supporters drowned the protester out with chants of "usa!." the disruption comes as romney faces criticism for using the violence in libya to accuse the obama administration of sympathizing with the attackers. romney's criticism centered on a statement from the u.s. embassy in cairo that was actually released before the attacks. following the disruption on thursday, romney went on to criticize obama's for policy
no act of violence shakes the result of the united states of america. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney meanwhile continues to be criticized by remarks he made attacking president obama over his handling of the violence in libya. a protester interrupted romney's speech in fairfax, virginia to accuse him of criticism sizing -- politicizing libya. >> we have lost four of our diplomats across the world where we are thinking about their families and those left behind. what...
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states that sell a lot of stuff in asia that have manufacturing facilities in the u.s. that is just an excuse for them to accept the plan the chinese government built for them in china. >> you had to train your own workers, truck or rather the workers that will replace you. >> they brought in engineering people that will train the workers, the factory workers, the everyday workers in china. >> last response from the mayor, what do say two other mayors around the country who are facing these kind of factory plant closers with the -- closures with jobs been sent to china? >> president obama said the mayors have the feed on the ground to get things done. freeport is the home of the lincoln douglas debate site. we have invited both sides, governor romney and president obama, to debate and freeport to us like newt gingrich suggested in republican primaries. we sent letters to governor romney and call the campaign headquarters. it would be a perfect opportunity for him, the architect of who mastered how this in jobs overseas, to come here and reverse the trend. it is a perfec
states that sell a lot of stuff in asia that have manufacturing facilities in the u.s. that is just an excuse for them to accept the plan the chinese government built for them in china. >> you had to train your own workers, truck or rather the workers that will replace you. >> they brought in engineering people that will train the workers, the factory workers, the everyday workers in china. >> last response from the mayor, what do say two other mayors around the country who...
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states. late last week the obama administration asked an appeals court for an emergency stay of a lower court ruling striking down a controversial statute that gave the government power to indefinitely detain anyone it considered a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world without charge or trial. judge katherine forced had ruled the national defense authorization act, or ndaa, cannot be used to hold people in indefinite military detention on suspicion of having substantially supported al qaeda or its allies. for more on these stories, and for michigan, the home of both mitt romney and his father who was governor here, we're joined now by marcy wheeler. she is an investigative blogger who runs emptywheel.net. start off by talking about guantanamo and what happened to this prisoner. >> adnan latif is a yemeni who was born in 1980. in 1994, he had a head injury that crack is skull. he went to jordan for medical treatment. he is corporate he kept trying to figure out how he could get this debilita
states. late last week the obama administration asked an appeals court for an emergency stay of a lower court ruling striking down a controversial statute that gave the government power to indefinitely detain anyone it considered a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world without charge or trial. judge katherine forced had ruled the national defense authorization act, or ndaa, cannot be used to hold people in indefinite military detention on suspicion of having substantially supported al qaeda...
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chairman, and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney delivers his acceptance address and the last nine of the republican national convention. -- on the last night of the republican national convention. >> i can guarantee you this, it barack obama is reelected, you'll be right. >> mitt romney's speech was seen as the most important of his political life. but it may have been overshadowed by the republicans mystery speaker who turned out to the actor and director clint eastwood. >> i would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. something i think is very important is that you, we -- we own this country. [applause] >> the justice department dropped its investigation of cia interrogators for their role in the deaths of prisoners in iraq and afghanistan. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. mitt romney accepted the republican presidential nomination thursday night with a vow to revive the u.s. economy and a plea to voters disappoin
chairman, and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney delivers his acceptance address and the last nine of the republican national convention. -- on the last night of the republican national convention. >> i can guarantee you this, it barack obama is reelected, you'll be right. >> mitt romney's speech was seen as the most important of his political life. but it may have been overshadowed by the...
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we went mostly through the south of the united states. we went from phoenix to new mexico, texas, louisiana, alabama, georgia, tennessee, and north carolina. these are some of the states were the harshest anti-immigrant laws have been passed, where a lot of community members, particularly those undocumented that do not have support, and we felt the message of having those papers and having no fear has not reached all of the communities. >> i saw you kissing the protesters just before they were arrested. can you talk about your relationship? >> my entire family is in there. my father, my mother, and my sister were all arrested today. they are all undocumented. >> what does this mean as undocumented immigrants to be arrested? what could this mean for them? >> we're in a country that collaborates with immigration and customs enforcement. we read an article that says the sheriff would do his job as he said and turned anyone undocumented over to immigration customs enforcement. then i have to find out whether i.c.e. pick them up or not. from w
we went mostly through the south of the united states. we went from phoenix to new mexico, texas, louisiana, alabama, georgia, tennessee, and north carolina. these are some of the states were the harshest anti-immigrant laws have been passed, where a lot of community members, particularly those undocumented that do not have support, and we felt the message of having those papers and having no fear has not reached all of the communities. >> i saw you kissing the protesters just before they...
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we felt the united states, our fellow citizens, needed to know why latinos had come to the united states. the real reasons, the root causes of immigration. in just about all the cases when you look at history, you see clearly that are different ways of migration are connected to actions the united states took in our countries. in different times for different reasons, but it is very consistent throughout history, this connection between our foreign policy and immigration. >> juan, i mean, the first day of the democratic convention in charlotte, a bus pulled up in front of the gates, the undocubus, and scores of people got out chanting "no papers, no fear." 10 were arrested as police poured in. immigration is one of the key issues of this election, yet you do not have presidential candidates who have a vastly differenprbecoming an issue, non the big cities like new york, l.a., miami, but in the heartland of america, especially in the south. in north carolina, for instance, there's been a huge increase of the latino population. but most people do not understand how they got there. it is a
we felt the united states, our fellow citizens, needed to know why latinos had come to the united states. the real reasons, the root causes of immigration. in just about all the cases when you look at history, you see clearly that are different ways of migration are connected to actions the united states took in our countries. in different times for different reasons, but it is very consistent throughout history, this connection between our foreign policy and immigration. >> juan, i mean,...
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. >> when your president of the united states, your president of all the people, not just the people who voted for you. you have heard the president say so many times, because he deeply believes in it, that we are in this together, all of us. the president certainly does not think that men and women on social security are irresponsible or victims, that students are not responsible or victims. he certainly does not give middle-class families are paying too little in taxes. >> we will have more on the romney tape later in the broadcast, speaking with pulitzer prize-winning journalist david cay johnston. the united nations arab league envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi has wrapped up his first visit to the country since taking over from kofi annan. speaking tuesday in jordan, he said the situation on the ground in syria is getting worse by the day. >> the situation is very bad. it is worsening, not improving. syrians on both sides say from time to time we're going to win very soon, and three months or two months. i do not think it is true. i do not think any side is winning out or any time
. >> when your president of the united states, your president of all the people, not just the people who voted for you. you have heard the president say so many times, because he deeply believes in it, that we are in this together, all of us. the president certainly does not think that men and women on social security are irresponsible or victims, that students are not responsible or victims. he certainly does not give middle-class families are paying too little in taxes. >> we will...
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states but of the sovereign states of the united states. elites to the core of states' rights on olive back to folks in the 1950's -- it is the core states' rights that goes all the way back to folks in the 1950's. the extreme agenda that went to all levels of government. health care, guns, education. >> i want to turn to jan brewer. in june, the supreme court issued its long-awaited ruling s.b. 1070, striking down three of the loss codger provisions that subject undocumented immigrants to criminal penalties for seeking work or failing to carry immigration papers at all times. in each case, the majority said those powers rest with the federal government, not with arizona. however, in a unanimous decision, the justices upheld the law's controversial section 2 b, which requires police to check the immigration status of people they stop before releasing them. arizona's republican governor jan brewer hailed the decision to uphold what she called the heart of the law. >> today is a day when the key components of our efforts to protect the citize
states but of the sovereign states of the united states. elites to the core of states' rights on olive back to folks in the 1950's -- it is the core states' rights that goes all the way back to folks in the 1950's. the extreme agenda that went to all levels of government. health care, guns, education. >> i want to turn to jan brewer. in june, the supreme court issued its long-awaited ruling s.b. 1070, striking down three of the loss codger provisions that subject undocumented immigrants...
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"there is a terrorist cell in the united states plotting to strike." with a great deal of table pounding. i don't want to keep picking on secretary rice, but in that she did testify, "if we had been made aware that there was an attack coming, we would have done something." well, they were made aware. in the end, what these documents show is that the bush in ministration was not at that point prepared to consider a al qaeda and these kind of non- staple terrorist organizations as been a significant threat. >> who are the neoconservatives leaders you point to four more interested in iraq than listening to al qaeda? >> the lead fellow was paul wolfowitz, the number to the pentagon. since this piece came out, members of the bush ministration, ari fleischer last night was an, paul was kicking this idea around, but people said, no, and that was it. that is ia lie. the cia actually had to go back and put together an entire brief saying, no, we are not being fooled, this is real, let's have -- it is going to the president of the u.s.. there is a debate playing
"there is a terrorist cell in the united states plotting to strike." with a great deal of table pounding. i don't want to keep picking on secretary rice, but in that she did testify, "if we had been made aware that there was an attack coming, we would have done something." well, they were made aware. in the end, what these documents show is that the bush in ministration was not at that point prepared to consider a al qaeda and these kind of non- staple terrorist...
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meanwhile at the united nations to carry council, the united states and other western countries condemned iran for supplying weapons to the syrian government. this is the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice. >> iran's arms exports to the murderous al-assad regime in syria are a particular concern. as a panel of experts has concluded, syria it is now the "central party" to iranian arms transfers. states in the region must therefore worked together and redouble their efforts to deny, inspect, and seized illicit iranian shipments including transfers via air corridors in line with the cargo inspection provisions of sicker because the resolution 1929. >> to the secretary leon panetta has announced last of the more than 30,000 troops that entered afghanistan following president obama's orders for a surge in 2009 have left the country. leon panetta claimed the surge accomplished its mission of curbing the taliban's momentum and bolstering afghan security forces. nearly 70,000 u.s. troops remain in afghanistan amidst ongoing violence there, including so- called green on blue attacks
meanwhile at the united nations to carry council, the united states and other western countries condemned iran for supplying weapons to the syrian government. this is the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice. >> iran's arms exports to the murderous al-assad regime in syria are a particular concern. as a panel of experts has concluded, syria it is now the "central party" to iranian arms transfers. states in the region must therefore worked together and redouble their...